Monday, July 14, 2008

My daily boat ride

As you can see, this is my daily water taxi. It is the commuter’s way to navigate the city. It is nice if you work close to one of its 2 stops. Otherwise, completely useless. Luckily for me, I work about 15 steps from the Michigan Ave. stop. Literally, it drops me off at my building. This is one of those, everyone knows everyone types of closed clubs. I still have not cracked their secret handshake. All spots are spoken for on the boat. I am relegated to the last seat at the back right next to the bathroom. Even when no one else is on the boat, I sit next to the latrine. Kind of embarrassing, but I guess I have to do my time before I can move up. I think someone has to die prior to me getting a respectable seat. The first day I rode, everyone looked at me like I had gotten on the wrong boat. Well, if you remember, I actually was on the wrong boat, but that is another story. Anyway, I am the outsider that no one will talk to on the boat everyday. Kind of funny, but no joke, it is a real clique.

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